Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-10-22
The Way to Obtain Title for Mines by Patent from the United
 States.
(Copp's D. 6. Mining Dscisions.I

(Copp's U. 6. Mining Decisions.) l. The applicant IS required to have c correct survey of his claim under au- ihority of the suIveyor-ssneral of the state.
 k Post plat of such survey in 8 oo1- spicuons place on the clam, with notice of bis intention to apply for patent sad notice giving date of posting. name of claimant name of claim, mining district and county. whether the location u on record or not and if 60, where to be fouud; namber of feet claimed and pre- sunsd direstioa thereof; the number of fact eash way from discovery shaft and name or names of ether adjoining claimants on same or other contagious clsin,
 8 After poshng above notice of plat and notice on the premises, the claimant will hle with the register and receiver 6 copy of such plat and field notes of survey also the affidavit of two witnesses, credI. ble that such plat and notice are posted ccnspicuously on the claim, giving date and place of such posting, a copy of the notice SO posted 10 be attached to and form . psxt of such affidavit,
 L Attached to field notes must be the sworn statement of claimant that be has e possessory so the premises therein described by virtue of compliance of himself or grantors with the mining district, state or territory.
 5. This affidavit should be supported by proper evidence from the mining re- corder's ofics ss Co his possessory right,
 If c locator, 6 full. true and correct copy of his location should be furnished, said copy nstestsd by seal Of recorder; If no seal, mske oath to the correctness cf same; and where the applicant claims with others e looator and those others have transferred any or all their inter- ests, e sopy of original record of locs- tion shoulA be filed and sn abstract oi title from recorder.
 G. h she event of loss by fire of min. ing records. affidavit of such should be made and secondary evidence of title re- ceived-
 .. On receipt of these papers. the register will, st the expense of claimant publish, for sixty days. notice of such application In the paper nearest the claim.
 8. Too much care can not be sxer. cised ia the preparation of these mo- iicea.
 10. The claimant, st the time of filing papers with register. or during the sixty days publication, must fle certificate ot surveyor general that not less than t5OC worth of labor has been expendedlon i'm proyenents made on the claim, and that ihe plat filed by the claimant is correoi and the field notes of survey SO correct that the premises may be fully identi fed. This certificate had better be ID dorsed on plat and field notes.
 II. Aftor si1ty days publication ha' expired, the claimant will He his sfti asyit that the plai and notice aforesaid remained conspicuouslv posted for ol during ths sixty dsys's publication Upon fling the foregoing papers, th' register will, If no adverse claim wal fled during sixty days publication, per nit the claimant te pay for the land etc.
 l7. The register must certify, in send ins up papers. that the notice, plat ana field notes posted ia hD once for siEtl dsys-froo sach hns to such . tune Yhe consecutive ssriss of nuRbefs; O mineral entries .sss bs sonsinsed-
 la The plss snl feld notes of surve. must be soaspisusasly posted in th land eacs fos sis>U AsSa tais plat. fell nUses, ser., ss he S.zabAsd by applicant
 IA. 7ke sSsssscss sf 61e must com down to snd iaeleds, if possible, tn lss1 dske antil papers ere forwarded O lssvs the oAce (a late rslinfI